Several neighborhood students signed letters of intent to play sports for universities. At W.T .White High School, Christopher Sendejas agreed to play soccer for Southern Methodist University; Skylar Rose agreed to play football for Southwestern Assemblies of God; Lester McGowan agreed to play football for Southwestern Assemblies of God; Jamall Thomas agreed to play football for Kansas Wesleyan University; Marquise Gaines agreed to play football for Mid America Nazarene University; and Rebecca Furlow agreed to play soccer for Northwestern State University. And at Hillcrest High School, Cameron Richards agreed to play football for University of Texas at El Paso; Carrington Brown agreed to play football for Texas A&M Commerce; Isaiah Cobbin agreed to play football for Texas A&M Commerce; and Sheldon Stanton agreed to play football for Langston University.

W.T. White students collected more than 2,300 pairs of jeans to donate to Haitians affected by the earthquake. The effort was part of the “Jeans for Teens” campaign put on by the clothing company Aeropostale.